The Bloom Is Up to You
My happiness doesn’t depend on you and your happiness doesn’t depend on me. We plant seeds and pull weeds in our own garden.
Maria Beveridge
10 Books I Look Forward to Reading (or Reading Again)
I am amazed and intrigued by the author’s commitment to say “yes” to any opportunities that came his way in his life. This book is about that journey. A beautifully poetic book filled with soul food rich in Celtic culture, belief and tradition. I will often flip to a
Will and Wonder Make Prayers Stronger
I’ve had some great conversations so far this week with guests and students around the power of exercising our will and imagination. I’m a firm believer that when we put tangible action to a wish or desirable outcome we are giving it a turbo boost. I see prayer
When I Scroll Instead of Sit With It
I’ve started honing in on my motivation behind the things that I do and don’t do. An easy example that comes to mind to explain is in regard to my phone. When I pay attention (and that really is the key phrase for me to cling to) I
Stealth and Challenging Assumptions
There are those who strive for recognition of their talents and skills - for their gifts to be known, acknowledged and admired. And there are others who know the advantage of being underestimated - of being sleeping giants. I have been, and continue to be depending on the day, from
The Secret Garden Waiting at the Halfway Mark
Wow…half way. I’ve reached day #45 of my goal of writing every day for 90 days!!! And even though a couple days have been pretty light, I haven’t missed a single day!!! (currently looking for wood. Good thing I live in a forest…). What it feels like
My Superpower (are you ready for this?)
A hug should feel like desert. And be enjoyed just as well. It should be given with love and consumed whole heartedly. A hug is one of life’s delicious simple pleasures. I. Love. Hugging. Some people don’t like it. But then again, some people didn’t want to
The Building of Storms
I felt it coming like I always do. The clouds gathering. The atmospheric pressure building. Now I bolt down the hatches and tuck in to watch the storm. And try to afford myself some leeway. Some grace. Some space to breathe and be a jerk all by myself if I
Green is Just a Color
I’m terrible for assuming how much greener the grass is on the other side sometimes. But the truth is, most of the time it’s up to me to make my grass as green as I want it to be. I mean, seriously. There will be bad days on
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The Fascinating Way Tibetans Heat Their Homes
I learned something new yesterday. We were watching a documentary on the many highlights of visiting Tibet. There is a town carved into the side of a mountain that is most known as a town of Buddhist spiritual pilgrimage. There is no electricity supplied to the town. Because of this
Town Outfits, The Wicked Witch of the West and My New Favorite Child
I asked Cameron to take a photo of me like this because I told her I wanted it to be my next going to town outfit and I wanted to remember it. Hearing that, she shrank and made that dreaded high pitched sound with her head almost completely disappearing into
The Company We Keep Part 2
Just to level up this idea of surrounding ourselves with people who provide pieces to our puzzle of who we want to become and skills we would like to hone… We can turn relationship of convenience for us (focusing on bettering ourselves largely) into a sense of community when we